DO!



I wouldn't recommend it to anyone to be 100% honest Dave...but I do it for two reasons.

#1
I had a few great looking snakes, fully formed, die in the egg (many years ago) and I attributed it to not being able to cut thru the egg. Can you imagine if that screamer Tricolor was the only one to not make it out?

#2
Just wanting to know what I have, especially on important clutches.



I don't cut windows in the eggs until the first neonate of the clutch has emerged and has been out for about a day. I think this is a good rule of thumb and I've never had any issues with the remaining neonates.

Also, when I cut windows, I do it VERY carefully...it would be hard to describe in text, but it's an intense surgical procedure for sure!


Something else to consider, I don't control the incubation temps via a incubator as such, basically the eggs are subjected to room temps which fluctuate between 84-74 degrees F. This temp range results in a longer incubation time overall, but the neonates always seem to be healthy and larger, so it's worth the extra time in my opinion.

Hope that helps answer your question?

-Rusty

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• Last Clutch of the Year _ Part Deux - RG, Mon Nov 14 22:02:53 2011
• RE: Last Clutch of the Year _ Part Deux - DMong, Mon Nov 14 22:57:29 2011
• hell yeah! - RG, Wed Nov 16 12:44:12 2011
• RE: Last Clutch of the Year _ Part Deux - Don Shores, Tue Nov 15 05:48:22 2011
• RE: Last Clutch of the Year _ Part Deux - rtdunham, Tue Nov 15 11:12:27 2011
• Thanks Don...and I'd like to see a pic - RG, Wed Nov 16 12:37:29 2011
• RE: Last Clutch of the Year _ Part Deux - terrysxtreme, Tue Nov 15 08:36:18 2011
• I will never forget that clutch! - RG, Wed Nov 16 12:36:01 2011
• RE: Last Clutch of the Year _ Part Deux - herby07, Tue Nov 15 10:02:45 2011
• Yep...that him! - RG, Wed Nov 16 12:30:09 2011
• RE: Last Clutch of the Year _ Part Deux - rtdunham, Tue Nov 15 11:10:03 2011
• Thanks Terry! - RG, Wed Nov 16 12:28:29 2011
• RE: Last Clutch of the Year _ Part Deux - denbar, Tue Nov 15 13:43:47 2011
• Purple! - RG, Wed Nov 16 12:31:53 2011
• RE: Last Clutch of the Year _ Part Deux - Dniles, Tue Nov 15 19:16:06 2011
• Cutting Windows _ Do as I say, not as I - RG, Wed Nov 16 12:26:36 2011
• RE: Last Clutch of the Year _ Part Deux - robhaneisen, Tue Nov 15 19:42:54 2011
• Variety! - RG, Wed Nov 16 12:08:51 2011
• Awesome. Nice, Rusty! - SunHerp, Wed Nov 16 09:21:45 2011
• : ) - RG, Wed Nov 16 12:38:06 2011
• Thanks again Everyone! - RG, Wed Nov 16 12:01:54 2011
• RE: Last Clutch of the Year _ Part Deux - Don Shores, Wed Nov 16 19:27:36 2011
• Both of those are KNOCK OUTS Don! - RG, Wed Nov 16 20:43:56 2011